Relics of Saint Sharbel draw faithful toTorrington

Maronite Chorbishop Joseph Lahoud and Hartford Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus Peter A. Rosazza follow Subdeacon David Leard, carrying reliquary, as they walk in a procession outside St. Maron Maronite Church in Torrington April 13.

An East Coast tour of the relics of Saint Sharbel (d.1898), a Maronite monk and hermit who lived in Lebanon, also included visits to St. Anthony Church in Danbury and Our Lady of Lebanon Church in Waterbury. (Photo by Jack Sheedy)